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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the revenue was estimated at 540. There are still some small remains of this house in the doorways of the … of St. Bees, is called Whitothaven; and is supposed by some to have derived its name from the light-coloured rocks … have been effected in it. Several stone piers extend, some in a diverging and some in a parallel direction, into …
Old and New London
… So rich is London in legend and tradition, that even some of the spots that now appear the blankest, baldest, and … as renowned for courage as for withad striven to put some affront on the fencing-master at Lord Norris's house, in … displayed natural regret, and was exonerated by everybody. Some time after, Lord Sanquhar being in the court of Henry …
A Dictionary of London
… south (Cal. P.R. H. VI. 1429-36, pp.215-16). There seems some confusion here, the high altar must surely have been to …
Survey of London
… of the King's person in the Hall. It was arranged that "some discreete honest person" should "watch & attend every … 76). In February, 16656, work was done in "taking downe some of ye stone figures y t stood on the battlements over ye … until 1664, 73 when it was placed in a different position. Some time before 1676 Smith lowered the pitch 74 of the organ …
Survey of London
… were demolished it is impossible to say, but certainly some were pulled down. The accounts 29 contain references to … While speaking of demolitions it may be remarked that some of the stone used for Whitehall was obtained from the … II's time, is not known, but it certainly differed in some respects. One great difference was in its extent to the …
Survey of London
… other than possession, but that "one Mr Vincent pretends some right to the premises in Right of his office as the …
Old and New London
… in London and Westminster, as the Tower of London, where some believe Julius Csar lodged, and William the Conqueror; … and beards either of fine gold wire or else of silver, and some being of black silk: having sixteen torchbearers, … and showed him that it seemed to them there should be some noblemen and strangers arrived at his bridge, as …
Old and New London
… of the head (off Westminster Hall) is mentioned in some of the publications of the time. It had been carefully … Cromwell through his daughter, Lady Rich." According to some authorities, the remains were privately conveyed from … underneath the Tyborne, 1661: which Oliver did governe for some years in England." It may be remembered that in 1653 …
Old and New London
… "broad" Sir Thomas was a man of merit and ability, and for some time Secretary of State, and afterwards was created Lord … "when Sir Thomas requested his lordship to honour him with some poetic mention, Lord Chesterfield qualified his whim by … can hardly be exaggerated. Among the artists who owed some of their early art-training to this school, the Somerset …
Old and New London
… named from the picture by Mabuse), and the "Vane Room." Some idea of the extent of the palace early in the sixteenth … as large as life, or even a little larger, and represented some of the chief characters of the age. Among them were … VIII., and Bishop Fisher. These busts were believed by some persons to have been the work of an Italian artist named …